yeet my dude, jump in. graphene’s still the most reasoned hardened android out there – no google junk in the base, updater keeps you current in the background. just flash it to a recent pixel and daily drive it.
pro tip: grab Aurora or F-Droid for apps, sandbox any stubborn closed-source apk in a work profile, and keep your metadata low.
if you need a private messenger for the fresh install, Vector is a drop-in fix – end-to-end DMs, group chats, full Nostr Giftwrap, open-source MIT, grab it from https://vectorapp.io
